National Republican., 1887-10-19
GENERAL CHARITIES.
Lack of Industries Hampers Young
Men In Getting Work.

Lack of Industries Hampers Young
Men in Getting Work.
The annual meeting Of the sixth division
Of the Associated Charities was held at
the North Presbyterian Church, N street,
near Ninth, last night The exercises be-
gan with prayer by the- Rev. DR.. Rams.
dell, pastor Of the church, the choir follow
ing with hymn. The attendance was
quite large, and the ladies greatly out
numbered the males.
Judge Arthur Macarthur presided, and at
his request Mr.. l.. s. Emery, the general
secretary, read the annual report IN which
1t was shown that during the past year
there had been only twenty-five appli.
cants for alms-nine white and thirteen
colored families; 800 was expended in ad-
ministering the relief called for. 1t was
also stated that Mrs. Highgate, OF 81S o
street northwest, had, Of her own volition,
established home for young children un-
der her own management. She gathers the
little colored children she finds on the
street, attends to their instruction in clean.
Illness, and go far as she can wins them to
IDEAS OF industry and usefulness.
Judge Macarthur, while waiting for the
gentleman expected to deliver the evening
address, made q few remarks relative to
general charities. He alluded to the fact
that the great truth which existed in this
city was the lack Of shops, factories, and
such places where employment could be
procured for those needing assistance.
There were hundreds Of people, he said,
who come here to obtain government en-.
ployment, and the first thing they met
with was the civil service examination, and
many had fallen over this bridge. ''If !
were poor man in search of Work,n he
said, VI could not save myself by such a
means. The difficult thing is to find places
for men and women; and another thing
who. .applieds did not know how to do any
thing for themselves. 1t was q rare thing
that skilled mechanic or an industrious
woman applied for help, such always helped
themselves and found ready work." He
rarely saw or heard Of such persons being
In the penitentiary or going to the gallows
The president spoke very feelingly Of the
great want of Industrial training for the
young. II there existed such means OF in
struction there would be no such thing as
idleness, or of seeing men walking the
streets In idlpess, or In want. He held thai
1t was part Of the work of the association
to old In securing industrial education t.
the youth Of the city.
The election OF officers for the year re
suited as follows: President, Hon. Arthur
McArthur;. vice president, Rev. Alex. Kent
W. +. Swartzell. Representative to cen
tral board, VIM. II. 1Gunnison. Board Of
directors Mrs. M. Z. Hood, VIM. IL. Gun
nisop, W. b. Garley, Rev. @. b. Ramsdcll
II. B. Zeverly, DIR. j. O. Adams, Morsheiu
Swartzell, Miss Gertrude Jones, Mrs. ID. j
Merrill, w. G. Perry, Chas. II. Burgess.
Rev. DR.. Elliott made an excellent ad
dress, and the musical part OF the pro
gramme was satisfactorily rendered. A
the close Of the exercises 1t was announced
that the government had given the asso
ciated charities one hundred cords OF wood
and funds were desired to remove the sam,
to the storing places.